Re: password encryption in libc

Michael Schwingen (m.schwingen@stochastik.rwth-aachen.de)
Wed, 25 Oct 1995 22:18:04 +0100 (MET)

> So I wonder, how is this dealt with in other places? FSF's glibc
> maintains the crypto code in a separate file that must not be
> downloaded from non-US sites. I'm not exactly excited about this as
> it will create more work for all of us. In particular, it would
> require somebody outside the US to compile and make available a libc
> with crypto support and associated binaries (login, passwd, etc.)

I could do that if there is no other possible way.

> I have very little interest in such political issues and would
> appreciate getting feedback from other people to find a solution that
> is both legally clean and involves the least amount of extra work.

As soon as we get shared libraries, the problem should be reduced to supplying
a new library which has got the critical stuff and which should be placed on a
non-US server.

cu
Michael

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